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HINGE No. 583,797. Patented June 1,1897.

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ORLANDO V. FLORA, OF MADISON, INDIANA, AND ELIJSWORTH E. FLORA, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HINGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 583,797, dated June 1, 1897.

Serial No. 596,603. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ORLANDO V. FLORA, a resident of Madison, J effegson county, Indiana, and ELLswoRTH E. FLORA, a resident '5 of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sliding and Swinging IVindow-Sashes, of which the following is a specification.

The object of our invention is to provide a novel and efficient device for use on windows forming a combined hinge and look, so that when not used as a hinge the device may be adapted to act as a window-lock, to prevent the raising of the sash, whereby the sash may be swung or looked, as desired.

Other novel and advantageous features in construction and operation are embodied in our invention, which will be apparent from the description hereinafter given.

It is particularly desirable that the hinge device be simple in construction and ready of attachment, so that it can be easily applied to windows without alteration of parts or changes in the casing or sash.

Our device is capable of attachment upon the face of the casing and sashes simply by means of screws or similar devices, and therefore embodies the advantages desired.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a window-casing and sashes, showing the lower sash in position to be rotated; Fig. 2, an enlarged View in elevation of the hinge device when acting as a hinge; Fig. 3, a similar view thereof, but changed in position to show its adaptation as a window-sash lock; Fig. 4, another view of the same, showing the hinge device out of engagement with the pin to allow the sash to slide up and down freely; Fig. 5, a section on line 5 of Fig. 2.

The window-casing A and the lower and upper sashes B and 0, respectively, thereof may be those in common use and require no description. The usual side strips upon one side of the casing are made removable, as is always done in providing for the swinging of window-sashes.

Upon one of the vertical side members of the sash-frame we arrange the hinge devices, each of which comprises, preferably, a baseplate D, having screws d d for securing it to the sash. A bearing-sleeve cl is formed in any suitable manner upon the base-plate and serves as the bearing or pivot for a hingeplate E. In order to keep the parts together, a pin d is riveted over the head of the sleeve,

or a suitable screw or other device may be employed.

The hinge-plate may be stamped out of sheet metal, if desired, with a tongue at one end, which is rolled up to form a cylindrical socket-piece c. This socket may be formed in-other ways if desired. The other end of the hinge-plate is prolonged and has an upturned piece 6, for a purpose hereinafter apparent. The hinge-plate is prevented from freely rotating by means of a lug or stop d preferably formed from the base-plate and turned up therefrom. As shown in Fig. 1, we prefer to secure two of these hinge devices upon one of the vertical rails of each sash. At the proper points along the windowcasing we provide right-angled screw-pins F, one portion adapted to screw into the case and the other to be received by the sleeve e of the hinge-plate in the manner depicted in When it is desired to swing a sash, the sash is partly raised and the hinge-plates rotated from their normal position (shown in Fig. 4) to a horizontal position, The sash is then lowered, when the sleeves 6 will engage the pins F and form a complete and perfect hinge upon which the sash may swing after the strips on the opposite side of the casing have been removed.

For the purpose of swinging the sashes the pins F are located at a somewhat higher plane than their respective hinge devices, so that when the hinge-plates are turned in the manner shown in Fig. 3 the sloping or beveled portions 6 will engage under the pins and thus constitute a lock to prevent the raising of the sash. The upturned-portion e is shaped as shown in order that the longer point may 9 5 be firmly engaged under the pin.

The hinge devices may be located on either or both sides of the window-sash. In order to provide for the swinging of the sash upon the hinge, it is necessary that at least one of I00 the ordinary sash-cords B be provided with any detaching device, such as G, in order to be readily removable from suitable pins, such as h, in the edges of the sashes.

\Vhile We have heretofore describedthe construction and operation of our hinge devices on the lower Window-sash, it will be understood that those on the upper sash are similar and operate in the same manner to swing such upper sash.

Although we have described more or less precise forms and details of construction, we

do not intend to be understood as limiting ourselves thereto, as we contemplate changes in form, the proportion ofparts, and the substitution of equivalents as circumstances may suggest or render expedient and Without departing from the spirit of our invention.

e claim- 1. In a sliding and swinging Window-sash, the combination with the sash and easing, of a pin upon the casing and a combined hinge and lock device comprising a plate upon the sash and adapted to engage the pin in one position to form a hinge and in another position to form a lock.

2. The combination with the sash andcasing, of a pin upon the casing and a combined hinge and look device comprising a plate rotatably mounted upon the sash and having a socket at one end adapted to receive the pin to form a hinge and a prolongation having an inclined upturned piece adapted to engage under the pin when the plate is rotated to form a lock.

ORLANDO V. FLORA. ELLSXVORTH E. FLORA.

Witnesses to the signature of O. V. Flora:

O. P. FLORA, A. L. SPIVEY.

'Witnesscs to the signature of E. E. Flora:

SAMUEL E. UiBnnN, HOLMES A. TIL'DEN. 

